Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell

CENTCOM Update TAMPA, Fla. – As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury. Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing. The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.

I’m disappointed by many parts of the President’s speech, including his determination to keep taxes on hard-working Coloradans and all Americans, rather than issuing refunds. Tariffs are a tax – plain and simple – and families, farmers, and small businesses pay the price in higher costs at the grocery store, on construction materials, and everyday goods. You don’t lower costs by raising taxes on the American people.

Rural communities built this state. This body continues to strip away the infrastructure and jobs that are the backbone of HD47. This policy is an example of the actions we must take when the consequences of our clean energy policies come to fruition. My vote is for HD47 the counties of Pueblo, Las Animas, and Huerfano, who have had their steel and coal production stripped from their communities. Leaving good blue collar workers with nowhere to go.